Category: Amateur Hockey
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PHOTOS: Charity game in Plymouth raises money for CATCH, rotary club
A DTE substation explosion and ensuing fire earlier in the week didn’t keep a charity game from taking place at the Plymouth Cultural Center on Saturday. Check out MiHockey’s photo gallery from the game, which featured the likes of Mickey Redmond, Manny Legace, John Ogrodnick, Kevin Porter and more raising money for Sparky Anderson’s CATCH…
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Recruiting: Davis Pennington selects Nebraska Omaha
By @MichaelCaples – When Davis Pennington is done in Iowa, he will be heading to Nebraska. The Saline native and Dubuque Fighting Saints draftee has verbally committed to Nebraska Omaha for his college hockey career. “I picked UNO because of the great resources at Baxter Arena, the new coaching staff, and great business school…
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DTE substation explosion leads to fire near Plymouth Cultural Center
By @MichaelCaples – A DTE substation located behind the Plymouth Cultural Center exploded Wednesday evening, leading to a substantial fire close to the ice arena. While multiple news reports say nearly the entire City of Plymouth is without power, the good news is that appears no one was injured…and that the rink wasn’t, either. Thanks…
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Star-studded charity game brings hockey community to Troy for Mitchel Kiefer Foundation
By @MichaelCaples – TROY – Last year, the Gallagher-Kaiser company hockey game was an event to thank the company’s summer interns. In need of another goaltender, Mitchel Kiefer took part, joining some of his friends on the ice. It would be the last game that the former Detroit Catholic Central goaltender played in; Kiefer was…
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Recruiting: Red Savage first ’03 player to commit after choosing Miami
By @MichaelCaples – It hasn’t taken long for Red Savage to make an impact on the Michigan hockey scene. After moving to the Great Lakes State in the fall of 2016, Savage won Silver Sticks and a MAHA state title with a talented Belle Tire bantam minor squad. The majority of those players have…
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PHOTOS: Team USA beats Canada in World Junior Summer Showcase finale
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They saved the best for last. In the final game of the 2017 World Junior Summer Showcase in Plymouth, Team USA beat Team Canada 7-5 in a thrilling conclusion to the offseason event. NTDP alum Joey Anderson registered a hat trick, leading the way for the American squad with four total points. Red Wings prospect…
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Recruiting: Carter Mazur commits to Michigan State
By @MichaelCaples – The Michigan State Spartans have locked up another Little Caesars forward. Carter Mazur, a 2002 birth-year skater on Kris Draper’s LC squad, committed to MSU on Saturday. “It feels amazing,” Mazur told MiHockey during the first intermission of the Team USA vs. Canada game at the World Junior Summer Showcase in…
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PHOTOS: Team USA beats Finland at World Junior Summer Showcase
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Team USA beat Finland by a final score of 4-3 Friday afternoon at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth as part of the World Junior Summer Showcase. It was the second-to-last game for the Americans, who will play Canada in the tournament finale Saturday evening. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey)
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USA Hockey’s NTDP announces full 2017-18 schedule
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By @MichaelCaples – With the World Junior Summer Showcase in full swing in Plymouth, USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program has announced the rest of the games fans can expect to see at USA Hockey Arena in the coming months. The NTDP has released its full 2017-18 season schedule, and there are plenty of highlights…
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Granato, Chelios, Rolston headline 2018 U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team staff
By @MichaelCaples and @StefanKubus – PLYMOUTH – A trio of Michigan connections will be heading to Pyeongchang in 2018 to coach the 2018 U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team. Tony Granato, currently with the University of Wisconsin and formerly with the Red Wings as an assistant, was officially named head coach of the next Olympic…